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King Air 350 ISR Captain (PIC) – Rotational, Central & South America
✈️ King Air 350 ISR Captain (PIC) — Anticipated, Rotational
Bristow Special Mission is building a candidate pipeline for an anticipated King Air 350 intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) Captain (PIC) opportunity supporting government and special mission operations. In this senior seat, you will hold final authority for safe, efficient, and compliant flight operations while leading crews on challenging ISR assignments across Central and South America.
Note: This is an anticipated opening; hiring is contingent on contract award, funding, and operational requirements.
🧭 Your mission
- Serve as Pilot in Command on King Air 350 ISR and other assigned special mission flights, exercising final authority for safe, compliant operations.
- Plan and execute missions under applicable FAA regulations, company procedures, customer requirements, and aircraft operating limitations.
- Review mission objectives, weather, NOTAMs, routing, performance, fuel, alternates, and overall risk; conduct documented risk assessments.
- Verify airworthiness, inspections, maintenance status, and Minimum Equipment List (MEL) compliance; ensure accurate loading and weight & balance.
- Lead thorough preflight inspections, crew briefings, and use of approved manuals, SOPs, and checklists.
- Coordinate ISR profiles with mission personnel; direct and support the crew using robust Crew Resource Management (CRM).
- Make sound go/no-go and in-flight continuation decisions considering weather, hazards, and aircraft discrepancies.
- Maintain vigilance and situational awareness during extended and specialized ISR sorties.
- Coordinate readiness and execution with maintenance, flight operations, program management, and customer representatives.
- Complete all flight and mission records; promptly report safety issues and operational irregularities.
- Maintain qualifications, currency, medical certification, and required training; uphold all security and confidentiality requirements.
🧰 What you’ll bring (required)
- Commercial Pilot Certificate with Airplane Multiengine Land and Instrument-Airplane; current FAA Class II medical.
- 2,000+ hours as PIC; 1,000+ hours multiengine; 500+ hours multiengine turbine.
- Eligibility for U.S. Secret security clearance and ability to obtain/maintain Top Secret if required.
- Valid passport; willingness and ability to deploy internationally for rotations of at least 60 days.
- Thorough knowledge of FAA regulations; King Air 350 systems and procedures; ISR operations; aviation safety; aircraft limitations.
- Demonstrated judgment, leadership, communication, teamwork, CRM proficiency, discretion/confidentiality, and professional English fluency.
- Ability to meet role-specific medical/physical demands: aircraft inspections, cockpit and emergency operations, handling operational materials, extended flights, and rotational assignments.
- Commitment to comply with all government contract, security, and deployment requirements.
🌟 Preferred qualifications
- FAA Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) certificate.
- B300 type rating and a B300 PIC proficiency check under 14 CFR 61.58 within the last 24 months.
- B300 series time and crewed ISR experience.
- Experience operating in Central and South America and in remote or austere environments.
- Background in government or military aviation contract work and/or FAA Part 135 operations.
- Current Secret or Top Secret clearance.
🔒 Clearances, rotations & readiness
- Deployment-ready for rotational assignments; flexible to meet dynamic operational schedules.
- Strict adherence to security, confidentiality, and information handling protocols.
- Prepared to support extended ISR missions while maintaining crew coordination and mission focus.
📌 Why this role
- Lead critical ISR missions that inform high-consequence decisions and outcomes.
- Operate a highly capable B300 platform alongside dedicated mission professionals.
- Grow your special mission proficiency with complex international operations and diverse airspace environments.
📨 Ready to apply?
If you meet the requirements and are ready for rotational ISR operations in Central and South America, submit your details to join the candidate pipeline for this anticipated opportunity.

